The Cecil Whig., 1887-07-09
losoI l'portm'at.

The Rev. Mr.. Jewell, OF Rising sun,
will preach on Sunday morning next in the
VI. L. church of Oxford, Pa.
At the Fourth of July celebration at
Snow Hill, Md, addresses were delivered
by Eevs. J. s. Willis, Il. w. Todd and
John II. Wiley.
Cecil county received Sl,1SO51 Of the
500, SOD. of the free-scbool fund distributed
on July lst to the counties and the city OF
Baltimore, by Comptroller Turner.
Mr.. W. W. Holden, a well known citizen
OF Elk Neck, while driving home with his
wife on Thursday, dropped his pocket book
somewhere on the road. He advertises a
liberal reward for its return.
-I,ev. DR.. q. IL. Tiffany has accepted
the invitation of Rev. J. r. Quigg the pas
tor in charge of Wooillwn Camp, to be
present and preach on Sunday during the
camp. He is very eloquent speaker.
of the To patents and trade marks is
sued at the Patent Office on Tuesday after
noon five only came to Maryland. One of
the patents was to Joseph c. Bird, of Rising
Sun, for sulky cultvator
Tile Easton, Md, Electric Light Com
pany turned on the current on Tuesday
evening last, and El>ton was for the first
time lighted by electricity. p.ere was a
grand illumination of 800 candle power on
the courthouse square which attracted hun
dredS OF people.
-Rev. l.. I. Smith, of Rowlaudville, who
was to have preached the memorial sermon
to Capt. Snow Post, No. 46l. Ii. y. r., aud
wiAs prevented through unfortunate circum-
stances will deliver the sermon in q. y. K.
Hall, Pleasant Grove, on Sunday 10th inst,
at :; o'clock p. NJ.
The many friends in this vicinity of Mr..
w. L. X. Frazer, formerly the =. W. X b.
railroad freight agent at this place, will be
pleased to learn that he has been prom oted
from telegraph operator at Max Meadow
station on the Norfolk and Western Rail
road to station agent az Foster Falls, Va,
on the same road.
The citizens of Port Deposit had the
pleasure of witnessing good game of ball
on the Fourth of July. The "Nameess' of
Baltimore visited that place and were de-
feated by the home nine by a score of 9 to
I. Strickland and Clemens formed the
battery for the winners, and Hughes and
Dandengan tor the Baltimore club.
Rev. George A PAUL, who was ap.
pointed by the New Castle PresbStery at its
last session to declare the pulpit of the Elk
ton Presbyterian church vacant, did so at
the morning service on Sunday last. He
also preached i'll the evening. Rev. Mr.. Nc
Master of New York will fill the pulpit
next Sunday.
Miss Hannah Booth died at her home
in Allegheny City Pa, on Monday last
after a short illness of typhoid fever. Miss
Booth made many friends in this vicinity
willie ON Il visit several summers since TO
her uncle, MIR. Roger Witworth, of this
town and other relatives il this vicinity.
She was very eStimable young lady.
-Chas Coges, young colored man who
assists his father on a farm in the Second
district near Chesapeake City, met with Il
painful accident on Monday evening last.
y part of the harness of a horse which he
was driving broke and caused the animal
to kick him, breaking his right le, between
the knee and ankle. DR.. II. II. Mitchell
set the bone.
The first case of sunStroke reported il
this vicinity this year was that of Thomas
Blake, middie-aged colorcd man of thi:
town, who was overcome about week since
while shoveling coal IN the yard of Singer
ly's pulp works, where he is employed as {
carter. He was taken to his home and re
manned unconscious for five hours, aftel
which he slowly regained his senses. DIR
Howard Bratton attended him.
Andrew Mason, Jr., a young man who
with his father Andrew Mason resided il
this town until about ten years ago, died at
his fathers residence in Lewis, Del , OF
Sunday evening last, aged about % years
The deceased had been working at Shoe
making in Laurel, Del, and went home
with the typhoid fever, which caused hi
death. His sister Ida who nursed him il
very i'll with the same disease.
The session of Westamwell Sunda,
School of which Mr. John Perkins is super
intendent, last Sunday afternoon included
services appropriate to the birthday of GU
nation. The school sang several patriot
selections. Mr.. Harry NJ. Davis made
few remarks and read the Declaration 0
Independence very effectively. William i
Jones, Esq, made an appropriate addres
in his usual pleasing manner on such occa
sions.
Sheriff Mackey on Saturday last tool
Charles Biddle, the youth who was rec
emily sentenced to serve two years in TIA
penitentiary, to that institution. Biddle
who had bore up well under his conviction
broke down on the train after bidding hi
friends good bye at North ElSt. 1t will b
recollected that Judge Stump stated tha
he would recommend the governor to pardo
Biddle after three months of his scntcnC
have been served.
The rain of Tuesday was the heaviest
the year in this vicinity. Rain fell fror
early morning until several hours after moo
except a L short intervals. The high wine
with which it was part of the time accom-
panied, prostrated the corn, oats and gras
Three poles to which were attached til
wires offht Western Union telegraph con
pany were lDWn down few hundre
yards above the Z. w. " T. station at thi
place, and number Of others in the san
nei 3hborhood bent over Several wir,
were broken.
The many friends in this county of L,
County Commissioner William S. Pott,
will be pleased to learn that he has bee
appointed clerk anil storekeeper at publ
store No /; salary 81 500. The place ha
been vacant for over two months, the Sc
retary Of the Treasury failing to confirm
previous appointment. Deputy Collect
Knight acted as storekeeper temporaril
Mr. Potter has been three times appOnt'
temporary clerk in the custom house al
passed at the top in the recent civil seryi
examination for stoTekeepers. Mr.. Pott
passed civil service examination a ye
ago last May, but he then vas not hiG
enough in the lists to seCure permanc
situation. He has since studied hard vii
the gratifying result, as above stated, of $
curing the hi hest average of the class.